Wallace, SC

Mitchell “Mickey” Thomas Gathings, 71, died on Saturday, January 20, 2024.  Born, June 22, 1952, in Rockingham, NC, he was a son of the late Daniel Gathings and Ruby Blackmon Edwards.  Mickey was a proud faithful member of Faith Fellowship Church in Wallace, SC.

Along with his parents, listed above, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 28 years, Vivian Gathings; step mother, Doris Gathings; and step father, Rodney Edwards.

Mickey leaves behind to cherish his memory, his daughters, Amy Rainwater (Joe) of Wallace, SC, and Michelle Fuller (Alan) of Ellerbe, NC; brothers, Danny Gathings (Kim) of Ellerbe, NC, and Ronnie Blackmon (Joyce) of Memphis, TN; a sister, Lisa G. Smith of Ellerbe, NC; grandchildren, Tyler Graves (Jessica), and Kylie Rainwater; a great-granddaughter, Jayda Graves; and eleven nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, January 22, 2024, at Faith Fellowship Church in Wallace.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 3:00 p.m. just prior to the service at the church.

Kiser Funeral Home has been entrusted to serve the Gathings family in their time of grief.

Online condolences may be made at www.kiserfuneralhome.com.